Patents by Inventor Chia-Hsiang Ling

Chia-Hsiang Ling has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150042298
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a buck switching regulator including a power stage, a driver circuit and a bootstrap capacitor. The power stage includes an upper-gate switch, a lower-gate switch and an inductor. The upper-gate switch is electrically connected between an input terminal and a switching node. The lower-gate switch is electrically connected between the switching node and ground. The bootstrap capacitor is electrically connected between a boost node and the switching node, wherein the boost node is electrically connected to a voltage supply. When a voltage across the bootstrap capacitor is smaller than a reference voltage, the lower-gate switch is turned on to charge the bootstrap capacitor from the voltage supply. When the charging operation to the bootstrap capacitor has been conducted over a predetermined time period or when the current of the inductor has reached a predetermined value, the charging operation to the bootstrap capacitor is ceased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: RICHTEK TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nien-Hui Kung, Chia-Hsiang Ling, Yu-Huei Lee